Lemon Sugar Cookies

Lemon Sugar Cookies

INGREDIENTS

• 2 3/4 cups flour
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1/4 tsp baking powder
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1 cup butter softened
• 2 oz cream cheese softened
• 1 1/2 cups sugar divided into 1 1/4 cups and 1/4 cup
• 1 1/2 tsp vanilla
• 2 tbsp fresh lemon juice
• zest from 1 lemon
• 1 egg

INSTRUCTIONS

• Whisk together flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt in a medium bowl
• In a large bowl, beat butter, cream cheese, and 1 1/4 cups sugar until smooth and creamy, 1-2 minutes
• Mix in vanilla, lemon juice, and lemon zest
• Beat in egg
• Slowly add flour mixture, mixing in a little at a time, until just combined
• Wrap with Reynolds plastic wrap and refrigerate for 1 hour
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees and line a baking sheet with parchment paper
• Scoop sugar cookie dough into balls and roll in sugar until coated all over
• Bake cookies 10 minutes, until edges just start to brown
• Let cookies cool on the baking sheet for 5 minutes and move to a wire rack to finish cooling.https://spaceshipsandlaserbeams.com/lemon-sugar-cookies/